Pharmacological activities of Eschscholtzia california cham. are not yet well known. The aim of this work is to verify the pharmacological properties and to get a first identification of the active principles.
Pharmacological activities of Eschscholtzia california cham. are not yet well known. The aim of this work is to verify the pharmacological properties and to get a first identification of the active principles.
The ability of Atropa belladonna L. and atropine to produce urinary retention has been studied in the rat. Our results suggest that A. belladonna is more effective than expected on the basis of its alkaloidic content.
A reinvestigation of the roots of Guettarda platypoda afforded in addition to morronoside and sweroside isolated previously further two iridoids, loganic acid and loganin and a rare secoiridoid, secoxyloganin. The structures were elucidated by NMR techniques. This is the first report of the isolation of such compounds from G. platypoda. Some chemotaxonomic conclusion can be drawn.